Condiment retainer and shaker



I July 11, 1950 w. R. PLUNKETT 2,514,416

CONDIMENT- RETAINER AND SHAKER Filed Aug. 17, 1946 34 Fig 7 I Z0 3 r 2/INVENTOR.

K 23 W/f; R. P/un/re/f BY Patented July 11, 1950 UN ITE D OFFICEHONDIMENEIZRETAINERMDSHAKER TWiIliamIR;Plunkethbakland, cam.

ekpplicationl lugustffl, 1946; SetiatlfiNpJ-fifltli324 The principal 1object or -thea-invention iiS:p10-

-visioned'of azplurality tofxrcartridgesthat hold-:dif- :terent kinds:of :condimen'ts' that can be brought into an operative-dispensing,position :by .thesimple expediency of rotating-thercoverior 'capofthedevic'e.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means in the bovertoi'sprinme or pour the condiment asdesired.

'An additional object of"the-.invention -.-is the provision of means forlocking the cover relative to the base-topreventdisplacement of theseelements one from the other and to hold "the:icartridgesiinan-operativeposition.

.rA' further objectof the invention is the ruse of transparent materialin the-iconstruction 'ioffithe zcartrid'ges'sin order that the mature ofthe condiment -.:and -:.-the ..quantity uof 'rthe isamelmay :be treadilyfvisible.

A further object of theinwention is 'the-iiproduotion of a device of the:characteridescribed that is simple in constructionpeconomical themanufacture, strong, durable 1' and highly deificient in :use. Other objectsvand advantages will be apparent during the course of the followingdescription.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout 7the same,

Fig. l is a side elevational view of the condiment holder or containerconstructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section through the same, the view beingtaken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through the holder, the view being takenon the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 and looln'ng in the direction of the arrows,

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the device,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the cartridges per se,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the container with the cover elevatedabove the plurality of condiment holding cartridges, and

Fig. 7 is a detail view of the locking strip for-ming a part of thepresent invention.

In the accompanying drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration isshown a preferred embodiment of my invention the numeral 1 indicates thecircular base of the container that is 222 11253) v provided with amire-'ferentia1; nim- .8. Ilnteegrallyrformed. with the'kbasei-israicentralvertically lextez idingesleeve 1-9 that terminates .at-v its upper .endin a :colzlar :M \vhich,-.'has rextending therefrom plurality -ofspacedr-radialiarms CH ,yprefeieablysix; in-number. Hlhjesetarms-areslottedas at cH fl-t'o reeeivetheremthenpper endaoisixtfiexiblerpartition-s -,l.2 .2that -=areiseatedtat .itheir lower. .ends on-tthe"rt-'01) surface .l 3+;ofr.the base i. By-vintue.of this-..oonstnuctiontheipartitienswdefine six .com pantmentsn. inewhiohtthereare..detachably.-re.- ttained icartridges. orfillers .44 thattarel-of -asubstantially triangular configuration and areesnug ylyrrejc-eivediinthe respectiveieempartments; 1 .Each cartridge retain thereinatcommoditysuchas :salt, pepper, :nutmeg, .tcinn-a-mon, ginger'andallispice.

, .It will be. noted .that -aeaclriz filler has: ,provided in -.-itsfront wall ithereof 1a ..-pouring -.opening ;l-5

through which the icondiment ,passeswhen the :sameris-:being-id;ispensed. :P-rior .to use and th e positioningpfthemazrtridget-inits respective-loom- :partment, the opening :I5 is:sealed by ssaotc tape :or' a plug tmprevent the-spilling ofthemate::ri-al cluring handling and when deli-Very'.is..made :of the cartridge.Likewise,-=the .cartr-idges can..be 'csuitably marked sucha-asesalt,peppenez etcli toflin- :.-:dicate the nature of :the material .in .thetiller.

Itmillzbe observedwthat ithe' cap portion. 1:5..of tthe device/:isaequippedvwithwa continuous marginal flange Iii of circularconfiguration. .;Il3he said cap is adapted to be seated on the collar IDand arms II and is rotatable thereabout. Spaced small perforations I!are provided in the flange, while an enlarged aperture I8 is likewiseprovided adjacent the perforations. 'Thus,when the perforations arebrought into alignment with the respective pouring openings l5 of thecartridges, by the rotation of the cap IS, the condiment can be pouredor on the other hand can 'be refilled by the use of a small funnel thatis inserted in the registering opening and aperture.

To retain the cap portion in operative position relative with the base,I propose to integrally form with the cap a circular shaft 19 that isequipped adjacent its lower end with a circumferential groove 20.

As disclosed to advantage in Fig. 6, it will be noted that the shaft isvertically movable in the sleeve 9, and thus can be readily raised topermit the insertion or extraction of the cartridges from the respectivecompartments, for the desired purpose.- It is obvious, however, thatwhile the cap and shaft are free to move upwardly relative to the base,during'the, storing or removal of the cartridges, some means must beprovided to fix the cap to the base during a condiment sprinklingaction. Accordingly, I have slotted and suitably channeled the base asat 2| and 29, respectively, so that a locking strip 22 may be movedlaterally in the base to engage the shaft. The said strip is equipped atone end with a depending finger hold 23 and at its opposite end with ayoke or jaw 24. The finger-hold can then be readily manipulated bythefinger of the operator and the yoke can be moved into engagement withthe shaft and is received in the recess thereof. The said shaft I9 iscapable of entering a central passageway 24 provided in the base, whichpassageway communicates with the interior of the sleeve 9.

I propose to construct the cap, the shaft, the base and the radial armsof plastic material, and in fact the partitions could also be made ofsimilar material. Howeved, when the partitions employed are of thin woodor fiber as herein illustrated, it is obvious that the same can bereadily flexed and seated between the top surface of the base and theradial arms, by the simple expediency of bending the resilient armsupwardly.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and thatvarious changes relative to the shape, size, material and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a base having avertical passageway therein, a vertical sleeve carried by said base andcommunicating with the passageway, a shaft mounted in said sleeve anddetachably secured -in said base, a cover carried by said shaft and 2. Adevice of the character described comprising a base having a centralvertical passageway therein, a vertical sleeve formed on said base, theinterior of said sleeve communicating with the central passageway ofsaid base, said base being equipped with a horizontal slot incommunication with the passageway of said base and a vertical boreformed in said base and communicating with thehorizontal slot, a shaftvertically movable in said sleeve and detachably secured to said base, acover carried by said shaft and manually rotatable therewith, acircumferential groove formed on said shaft adjacent the lower endthereof, locking means carried by said base to prevent accidentaldisplacement of said cover from said base, said locking means includinga strip resting in the horizontal slot of said base, a yoke formed onone end of said strip and removably positioned in the groove of saidshaft, a finger hold depending from the opposite end of said strip andmanually movable in the vertical bore of said base, a plurality ofapertured condiment holding containers interposed between said base andsaid cover, a marginal flange carried by said cover and having openingstherein adapted to register with the apertures of said containers uponrotation of said cover to dispense a distinctive condiment from one ofsaid containers.

WILLIAM R. PLUNKETT. 1

.' REFERENCES CITED The following references are of recordin the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number 2,426,883 Kartyshai Sept. 2, 1947 said 60

